Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-13
CLEAR THE COURTS
Endeaver 20 Relieve the
Crowded Courts Of san
Francisco.


FscIllsasiag the Administrator q
law.
San RnkEoEsoo, Feb. la.-Ths Jadesi
Of the Supreme ucora and the eommit
tee appointed By the Bar AssoeiatioE
met h The chambers Of JudRe Haliivanl
Court this meFning 70 discuss plans 70
ne ciearaRce ef The crowded OoaF'
calendar. TIE Bar committee pFesentes
Recommendations Whish were adopted
assfolloWs: First, that four deputies b,
employed as long as necessary 70 tFy
criminal eases. Sex nd, that thero b
ne continuance exeept en- legal shoWing
including actual enGaRenen1a IN trial
ID other courts. Third. that the eoansa
be restricted a. mnch a. poasible IN ID.
examination Of iurega Fonrth, thai
eoansei u argument Of lau points dur,
ING fha trial snall be restricted 10 ths
statement Of the poink, unless ether.
wise ordered hy she OooFt-
Fatal Elre a CaenR dsAleae.
Spokane FALHs, Feb. IA special "a
the Rerisp from Ooeuf d'Alene says:
A. O'Clock this evening he large two
story frame buildinR In thin place.
known as Fatty Oarfolf's sAloon and
variety hall, was discovered 10 be- on
Gre, and in = very shora time Il was
entirely consumed. The flames gained
such hsadway and spread % rapidly as
20 at once bscome uEeoutrailabla. %
that n0ahina could Be done 70 stay the
confaQration, and only q few ELECTS
were aaved from the building. A man
and woman named HAynea. inmates OF
the plaee. we're sleeping IN Q room IN
the upper story Whan the nre broke
out. Haynes broke down several doors
IN his effort 90 escape, end when be
reached the front window be discovered
for the first time that the woman
had net followed him. He i'm
mediately started hack 10 rescue
her, but vas prevented reaching The
room BY flames. He only managed 70
make bis escape after being severely
burned. The woman Lottia Haynes,
had boen nick for some time. which n
supposed TO be the reason that abe did
nos follow the man Haynes. She Was
burned TO death, and her oharred body
Was found after the IRE had died eat.
An old man known ~ Uncle John, q
living In Q back room Of
OarFoll's place, dropped dead ef heaft
disease while trying 70 save hts e3scts.
The Gre vas caussd By lamp explo-
sion In the upper story Of the hulldina.
The less co0ld not be learued this
evening.
Ratn and uaia af %. melsna.
81. HnLxNA (Oal.), Fsb.l l2.-The
heaviest rain Of the season fell daring
the last thirty-six hoarA The Napa
river is oveEfioving lie banks. A heavy
hail storm prevailed today, and it stiil
continues 70 rain with no signs OF
abatiRG.
Killed mis- Room nate.
NAPA (Oal.l, Feb. 12.--DAvid jones, Q
patient at the Insane Asylum. killed bis
room mate, Christopher Thorn, With q
part Of she iron bedslead. Altar the
deed be slept till moraing when the AZ
tendants iound the body with les head
battered. Jones said THAI spirits had
commanded him 10 do The deed.
Blockade On the Canadian 0pened.
vroron1A (B. o., Feb. 12.-The block
ade on the Canadian Pacific has been
opened for several days. Large malls
are arriving.
Death of an old settler.
WHkroon, Feb. 12.-Wm. Utter, sF..
one Of The original townsite pFopKieters,
who located Whatcom In 1853. and well
knewn By all old Puget SouudeFs. died
81 bis residence in this city last night.
Vessel sendiaG W Rockets.
SAN FRANcrsco, Feb. l2.--Midnight--
Il has Just been learned that q vessel
between Point L0boa and Fort Fount IL
sendinQ up reckots and eignaia ef dis
tress. A tug is going 70 her assistance.
There ara no more particulars 81 skis
time.